A Haitian missionary in Nepal : Meet Remy Janvier

When we met Remy, we had just started our program in Haiti, to help churches after the earthquake that took place on Jan/12/2010. This young man, who had lost family members on the disaster and only could afford himself three meals a week, used to go to one of the churches our team served at that time. Our director became friends with him, and they started to meet regularly for discipleship. As a musician, even though he had so little, he figured that he could bring some joy to the displaced kids in the Haitian post-disaster camps, so he started some music classes. He had no instruments.

Not too long after that, churches from Brazil and different countries started to sponsor his music project. That is how REMIX came about – this music school that has formed more than 150 hundred musicians in Haiti until this moment.

In 2015, when Remy was already a staff member of MORE Haiti, he was invited to go to Brazil for a 3-month training program. As he was there, he saw all the preparation of the organization towards starting a program to help the suffering church in Nepal, after the earthquake that devastated that country in April of that year. As I was getting ready to travel to Nepal and do what we call a diagnosis, prior to sending a long-term team to the country – in fact, I took the first commercial flight available, only 6 days after the earthquake – Remy approached me at the Brazilian airport. I will never forget his words: “Sir, MORE has been a blessing to the suffering Christians of my country. You were a blessing to my country. And I know you will be a blessing to Nepal. But I know earthquakes better. I know what it means to lose your family. I can love those people in a different way. Please, pray and consider sending me to Nepal after you.”

J. Remy JANVIER was the first Haitian missionary that I ever heard of, to serve in Nepal or anywhere in Asia. I can be wrong; I just do not know of any other case. And, indeed, he was a blessing to that country. He went against all odds, proving that faith and purpose can turn a mission field – Haiti – into a missionary sending nation. Now, back in Haiti, Remy is one of our directors and continues to be a blessing to the suffering church, teaching music, community development and being an important voice against slavery and for the dignity of the church in his country.

It is such an honor to see the suffering church serving the suffering church. Please, share this story.

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In Colombo, MORE has a Mission Training School, that is focused on equipping Christians that have the calling to go into missions and help the Suffering Church. MORE also hosts refugees that are unable to stay in their countries due to religious persecution or war.

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MORE Middle East started in 2014 with the goal to strengthen the suffering church in the region and to provide support to christians fleeing persecution and looking for refuge.

MORE has small business initiatives aimed at helping Christians find work and dignity. There is also a dental and medical clinic for the community. MORE’s missionaries do on going visits to nearby refugee camps to provide discipleship and relief.

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MORE Nepal works in partnership with other organizations and local churches. Our team is located in Kathmandu, the capital and visits the interior of the country periodically. MORE’s work has been concentrated mainly in the provinces of Dolakha and Sindhupalchok, which were deeply affected by the 2015 Earthquake.Nosso objetivo é desenvolver projetos que visem à recuperação da agricultura de subsistência – principal fonte de renda destas populações. A partir deste trabalho será possível promover meios de geração de renda para os camponeses por meio do comércio e exportação.

The goal for this location is to develop projects with local farmers to recover their land and subsistence, which is their main source of incone. As a result of this work, MORE believes we will be able to provide more income and support to the local communities.

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Since early 2015 MORE Italy has been providing support to refugee resettlement projects and working alongside the Italian church. MORE Italy’s director has been working with refugee initiatives since 2011.

Our goal is to raise awareness amongst the Italian church to the reality of the Suffering church and the refugees that are arriving at the Italian shores daily.

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MORE started as a response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010. After the emergency aid that was provided, MORE started it’s base with the focus to develop mid and long term recovering projects around the nation in partnership with local Haitian churches.

MORE Haiti has a Community Development School that is provided free of charge and is a training program to our Small Business initiatives which hold three core principles: financial investment, people development, and discipleship. Our program with those that want to participate in our school and small business initiatives lasts eighteen months. MORE Haiti also has ongoing projects with a local orphanage and a music school (REMIX School) .

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